Armed Group Harasses Hurricane Relief Workers in Tennessee Town
2 months, 1 week ago

Armed Group Harasses Hurricane Relief Workers in Tennessee Town

Associated Press  

Witnesses reported an armed group harassing hurricane relief workers in a small Tennessee town. No arrests were made, but authorities set up a 24-hour command post in Elk Mills due to the incident. The region is still largely cut off from the rest of the state because Helene damaged and destroyed many bridges and roads.

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Sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’ as search for Helene’s victims drags into second week
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’ as search for Helene’s victims drags into second week

LA Times  

Dominick Gucciardo walks to his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Pensacola, N.C. “We know these are hard times, but please know we’re coming,” Sheriff Quentin Miller of Buncombe County, N.C., said at a Thursday evening news briefing. “We’re coming to get you.” With at least 215 killed, Helene is the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. …

Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts

NPR  

Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts In the southeastern states hit by Hurricane Helene, FEMA is coordinating the federal government recovery effort and a grassroots network of neighbors and volunteers are helping each other. SHAPIRO: At the bottom tier, there's a grassroots recovery effort, neighbors helping neighbors, like Turbo Tetterton of Asheville, N.C., who finally got online after …

Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Hindustan Times  

By Jonathan Allen and Andrew Hay Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} -North Carolina was a "post-apocalyptic" landscape on Monday in the wake of Helene, with hundreds of people still cut off from communications and unaccounted for amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Throughout …

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